Senior professor P.G. Rathnasiri from Dept of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Moratuwa conducted plenary session speech on Transitioning Towards Bioeconomy : Opportunities and challenges For Biorefinery Process Technology Developments in Sri Lanka at Faculty of Technology, KDU. 19th International research conference of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU-IRC) was held on 20th August 2026 at the KDU premises in Ratmalana, under the main theme ‘From Crisis to Opportunity: Reimagining Governance, Infrastructure and Innovation for a Resilient Future and theme of Faculty of technology was Technology for climate and environmental health.

